Baroque - Vivaldi

Question 1

dynamics + articulation

Answer 1

terraced, number of instruments create dynamic contrast, staccato for repeated notes

Question 2

rhythm

Answer 2

Siciliano dotted rhythm - played more like double dotted rhythm, anacrusis, syncopation

Question 3

melody

Answer 3

arpeggios and broken chords, sequences, inversion, 8ve leaps, 4th leaps - bird call, auxiliary notes, parallel thirds

Question 4

instrumentation

Answer 4

more melodic continuo part, flute and chamber orchestra and continuo, no chords in continuo line

Question 5

texture

Answer 5

8ve unison, homophonic, melody dominated homophony, parallel thirds

Question 6

harmony

Answer 6

circle of fifths, frequent modulation, faster harmonic rhythm, sequences, appoggiaturas, suspensions, Neapolitan 6th, diminished 7ths

Question 7

1st mvt

Answer 7

ritornello, goldfinch perfect 4th intervals, cadenza, trills, high tessitura

Question 8

2nd mvt

Answer 8

binary form, siciliano rhythm, irregular phrases

Question 9

3rd mvt

Answer 9

ritornello, irregular phrases, suspensions at cadences, major, modulations